EST. 1988 . . . Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Dwayne Aboud, George Arrieta, Carlos Licon, Bryan Tambone and Larry Vucan . . . Our Banquet to Honor the Class of 2018 will be held Sunday August 19, 2018 and Congratulations to our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 Award Winners: High School Coach of the Year Ruben Munoz Jr. and High School Coach of the Year Juan Camacho; High School Player of the Year Adrian Torres; Youth Coach of the Year Joel Lugo; College Player of the Year Alex Pimental and Senior Player of the Year Rafael Alcantar - - For Banquet Tickets Please Contact El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1999 Honoree Larry Hernandez (915)494-7710 . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Thank You our Hall of Fame Web Site has reached over 1.25 Million Views . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Sunday July 22, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Sensational Seven" Honorees Roll Call: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1989 Honoree Ray Sanchez who joined the El Paso Herald Post as a sports writer in 1949, one of the founders of Little League in El Paso and he is a recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 70 years . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Ruben Porras
Inducted in 1991
Led Bowie High School to 1949 Texas High School State Championship
Graduated from Bowie in 1951 after leading Bears to Bi-District playoffs in 1950
Turned down a scholarship to pitch for Idaho University and started professional career in 1951 with the El Paso Texans
In 1951, the Texans opened their exhibition season against the New York Yankees and fresh out of high school he pitched against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer
In 1952 he injured his arm pitching in the Mexican Winter League
Following two years of military service with the US Army he tried to resume his career but his arm never recaptured its magic
He attributes his success to his legendary Coach Nemo Herrera at Bowie High School who, “not only taught him the fundamentals of baseball but how to win”.
